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Votes from the grave: Russian commanders accused of using dead troops to boost Putin’s party

Ammar Anwer

11.09.2026, 19:31

The allegation comes as Russia prepares to hold its first parliamentary elections since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine — The allegation comes as Russia prepares to hold its first parliamentary elections since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Envato/drecun

A pro-Ukrainian partisan movement says officers delayed death records to meet a vote quota.